Chapter 01: Therapeutic Massage as a Profession
Fritz: Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?
a. Having personal ethics
b. Adhering to certain methods and standards
c. Paying organizational dues
d. Writing research papers
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 4
2. Therapeutic touch is characterized as
a. a type of service.
b. a product the professional sells.
c. desiring a specific treatment outcome.
d. using only deep pressure.
ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 5
3. Professional therapeutic massage involves the ability to
a. identify a pattern of muscle tension in a client.
b. know how massage application can affect the client’s body.
c. understand how the systems of the client’s body work together.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 5
4. A client begins receiving massage therapy after the death of her husband. The purpose of the session fo
her to experience
a. a ritual.
b. verbal communication.
c. eroticism.
d. compassion.
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 5
5. The word massage is derived from the
a. Latin root massa.
b. Greek roots massein and masso.
c. Arabic root mass or mass’h.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 5
6. The skin’s relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it
a. receives projected sensations from visceral structures.
b. has no effect on the autonomic nervous system.
c. reflects visceral conditions but not emotions.
d. prevents deeper sensations from reaching the surface of the body.
ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 5
7. A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication
a. sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood.
b. may be a less emotionally powerful form than speech.
c. is often more clear than speech.
d. creates an individual’s area of personal space.
, 10. Spiritual touch is described as
a. never being appropriate.
b. staying separate from organic healing of the body.
c. involving body, mind, and spirit.
d. focusing on the functioning of the body.
ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 7
11. The best approach to a massage session with a ticklish client is to
a. always use deeper pressure.
b. explain that therapeutic touch is not erotic.
c. explain each therapeutic touch ahead before the treatment.
d. use light stroking after the client has relaxed.
ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 7
12. A massage therapist and client have disagreed over what time the appointment was supposed to be. Eac
right, and each is highly irritated with the other. What course of action should the massage therapist tak
approach?
a. Start the massage immediately so no further time is wasted.
b. Use firmer pressure than usual to release anger while still giving a therapeutic
massage.
c. Wait a moment to refocus, then check in with the client to see whether both of
them are ready to begin the treatment.
d. Cancel the appointment and tell the client to leave immediately.
ANS: C DIF: 3 REF: 8
13. What is the appropriate response if the massage professional experiences unexpected erotic feelings wh
client?
a. Stop the massage, give a polite excuse for needing to leave, then find a
replacement massage therapist, telling the client that the new therapist is better.
b. Avoid expressing these feelings to the client, seek mentoring to resolve the issue,
and refer the client if the feelings cannot be managed.
c. Meet with the client later, and only outside of the therapeutic setting to ask
whether these feelings are returned.
d. Finish the massage but refer the client to another massage therapist that is much
older for future sessions.
ANS: B DIF: 3 REF: 8
14. The more emotionally or physically charged a body area is, the more the person touched in that area m
a. insecure or threatened.
b. emotionally connected and intimate.
c. aroused.
d. Any of the above may be true.
ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 8
15. The areas considered to be “no-touch zones” in most societies are
a. the anus, genitals, mouth, and feet.
b. mouth, ears, nose, anus, and genitals.
c. anus, genitals, breasts, and backs of the thighs.
d. hands, feet, anus, genitals, and mouth.
ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 9
16. Using massage to affect the range of motion in a client’s shoulder is an example of what type of touch?
a. Nontherapeutic
b. Expressive
c. Mechanical
Fritz: Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered part of professionalism?
a. Having personal ethics
b. Adhering to certain methods and standards
c. Paying organizational dues
d. Writing research papers
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: 4
2. Therapeutic touch is characterized as
a. a type of service.
b. a product the professional sells.
c. desiring a specific treatment outcome.
d. using only deep pressure.
ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 5
3. Professional therapeutic massage involves the ability to
a. identify a pattern of muscle tension in a client.
b. know how massage application can affect the client’s body.
c. understand how the systems of the client’s body work together.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 5
4. A client begins receiving massage therapy after the death of her husband. The purpose of the session fo
her to experience
a. a ritual.
b. verbal communication.
c. eroticism.
d. compassion.
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 5
5. The word massage is derived from the
a. Latin root massa.
b. Greek roots massein and masso.
c. Arabic root mass or mass’h.
d. All of the above are true.
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: 5
6. The skin’s relationship to touch is shown by the fact that it
a. receives projected sensations from visceral structures.
b. has no effect on the autonomic nervous system.
c. reflects visceral conditions but not emotions.
d. prevents deeper sensations from reaching the surface of the body.
ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 5
7. A massage therapist needs to be aware that touch as communication
a. sometimes has the potential for being misunderstood.
b. may be a less emotionally powerful form than speech.
c. is often more clear than speech.
d. creates an individual’s area of personal space.
, 10. Spiritual touch is described as
a. never being appropriate.
b. staying separate from organic healing of the body.
c. involving body, mind, and spirit.
d. focusing on the functioning of the body.
ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 7
11. The best approach to a massage session with a ticklish client is to
a. always use deeper pressure.
b. explain that therapeutic touch is not erotic.
c. explain each therapeutic touch ahead before the treatment.
d. use light stroking after the client has relaxed.
ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 7
12. A massage therapist and client have disagreed over what time the appointment was supposed to be. Eac
right, and each is highly irritated with the other. What course of action should the massage therapist tak
approach?
a. Start the massage immediately so no further time is wasted.
b. Use firmer pressure than usual to release anger while still giving a therapeutic
massage.
c. Wait a moment to refocus, then check in with the client to see whether both of
them are ready to begin the treatment.
d. Cancel the appointment and tell the client to leave immediately.
ANS: C DIF: 3 REF: 8
13. What is the appropriate response if the massage professional experiences unexpected erotic feelings wh
client?
a. Stop the massage, give a polite excuse for needing to leave, then find a
replacement massage therapist, telling the client that the new therapist is better.
b. Avoid expressing these feelings to the client, seek mentoring to resolve the issue,
and refer the client if the feelings cannot be managed.
c. Meet with the client later, and only outside of the therapeutic setting to ask
whether these feelings are returned.
d. Finish the massage but refer the client to another massage therapist that is much
older for future sessions.
ANS: B DIF: 3 REF: 8
14. The more emotionally or physically charged a body area is, the more the person touched in that area m
a. insecure or threatened.
b. emotionally connected and intimate.
c. aroused.
d. Any of the above may be true.
ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 8
15. The areas considered to be “no-touch zones” in most societies are
a. the anus, genitals, mouth, and feet.
b. mouth, ears, nose, anus, and genitals.
c. anus, genitals, breasts, and backs of the thighs.
d. hands, feet, anus, genitals, and mouth.
ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 9
16. Using massage to affect the range of motion in a client’s shoulder is an example of what type of touch?
a. Nontherapeutic
b. Expressive
c. Mechanical
